The hanging gardens of babylon

Ever since the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker ventured to the Himalayas on his 1847 plant-hunting expedition, this species-rich, biodiverse region has held a fascination for British plant lovers. It’s

Walled gardens are an everyday feature of large country estates, but the splendid example at Broughton Grange defies all expectation. Rather than being a tucked-away working area for growing flowers a

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best

It’s daunting to take on any established garden. Not least one that is more than a century old, Grade II listed and was described by the garden historian Professor Christopher Thacker as ‘the most con

Carthage burned for six days. After three long years of siege, in the spring of 146 BC Roman soldiers finally broke through the city’s defences and began to slaughter the population. But still the Car

This once-unwelcoming backyard is now a stunning city space – and with showstopping lighting, it becomes even more magical as the sun fades…